Retrenchment fear grips teachers of city Govt-funded DU colleges

The Delhi Government on Friday assured the teachers of Delhi University (DU) that their jobs are secure as Government will take care of the Delhi Government-funded colleges. Sources in the Delhi University also shared that the proposal to take over the 12 colleges funded by the Delhi Government will also be discussed in Cabinet meeting. 

More than 50 teachers of Delhi University colleges met the higher officials of Delhi Government and claimed that the implementation of new Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) has ended the need of teachers in the colleges of DU.According to the professors in Delhi University, the implementation of new course structure of CBCS has only 14 subjects yearly. “The course has been designed in such a way, which will reduce the workload of teaching,” said TN Ojha Assistant Professor, Delhi University. “The requirement of the teachers has reduced, but university or Government must have another alternative rather to fire the teachers,” Ojha said.

A source in Delhi University informed that the retrenchment of 15 teachers, belong to Delhi Government-funded Maharaja Agrasen College, have been done and more are expected to follow. “We met the officer on special duty (OSD) of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who is holding the charge of Education Minister, Delhi. The officer has assured us that since Delhi Government is the funding agency for 12 colleges of DU, the Government will sort out the matter related to the retrenchment,” said an Assistant Professor, who was unwilling to share his name.